Consciousshift With Julie Ann Turner

WHAT IF ...there was A WAYto walk with intentand radiate inner joyevery day, not based on circumstances, but from within?As Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest, Derek Lin, author of "THE TAO OF HAPPINESS: Stories from Chuang Tzu for Your Spiritual Journey,"explains - from the Taoist sense, real happiness is a “process” and a lifelong journey that doesn't rely on external factors. The key to true happiness is within us, Lin says, paraphrasing Tzu's philosophy. Lin continued: "We should journey through life with a carefree heart no matter how bumpy that journey may be."In the simplest sense, Tao is a Chinese character which means "the way" or "the path."Chuang Tzu was the sage who stood apart from all others in Chinese history. His mastery was such that he could explain the Tao with simple stories, and his humor was such that he could see the joy in ordinary things. He taught his students about “carefree wandering” — the path of moving through life with a free and happy heart, regardless of how turbulent the jour